People who prefer coherent stories shouldn't even touch F/X2 with a pole of any length. But those who can browse through books for the scenes with action might enjoy F/X2. The plot is secondary, like the plots of street fighting video games like Tekken or Killer Instinct. This plot only serves to link all the special effects together, so F/X2 becomes more than a random montage of clever escapes and neat toys, all engineered by the main character Rollie, who is a former special effects creator played in the most charismatic way possible by Bryan Brown.
Despite the sparse plot, the escapes and the toys really are fun to watch, especially the famous supermarket scene and the strange creation Bluey the Clown. The "witty banter" between the characters is pretty much survivable. But under no circumstances should a person attempt to pay close attention to this movie. The narrow escapes may be fun and showy to watch (the main character is a special effects engineer, after all), but the getting there is pretty tedious. Distract yourself along the way: fold the laundry, hold a cocktail party, balance your checkbook, or browse the Internet, and just pay attention again during the fun bits. You won't be missing much in between.
Despite the sparse plot, the escapes and the toys really are fun to watch, especially the famous supermarket scene and the strange creation Bluey the Clown. The "witty banter" between the characters is pretty much survivable. But under no circumstances should a person attempt to pay close attention to this movie. The narrow escapes may be fun and showy to watch (the main character is a special effects engineer, after all), but the getting there is pretty tedious. Distract yourself along the way: fold the laundry, hold a cocktail party, balance your checkbook, or browse the Internet, and just pay attention again during the fun bits. You won't be missing much in between.